Cool things discovered in Windows 7 (6801)

[username81]

Might be, but what can you do with it? There aren't any apps supporting it yet.

I would try to re-dimension the picture as in the official video!! :)

[Ambroos]

But then you need multitouch, not singletouch. And multitouch isn't exactly common in PC's.

[bornslippy]

I stumbled on this neat feature in the boot menu of Windows 7

"Repair Your Computer"

Makes life alot easier than, popping in the Windows DVD, booting from it, waiting for it to load all the pre-install stuff, then pressing the repair button etc.....

[Electric Jolt]

I get it my my Vostro with a Nvidia M8600GT GPU; I don't get it from one with a 8600GT Ultra.

I guess it's a feature of the GPU MS are exploiting - it's another Mac-feature off of the list and very cool for that:

This is very interesting what you are saying, I have a friend who has the 20" iMac and I have the 24" iMac, in Mac OS X, my iMac dims as it should do as it is specified in the System Preferences, but it does no transition, no fade. My friend's iMac had the same setting configured, and the iMac fades to dim, its instant, but you can tell it is doing it and my iMac isn't. I am guessing it is some hardware feature my iMac does not have.

Just like to add:

ISO Burning

I read all 16 pages to make sure this wasn't listed since search didn't help me, oh well. Anyway, I am installing Expression Studio 2 and it is an ISO and I just noticed that Windows 7 includes a program called Windows Disc Image Burning Tool. It looks very similar to the program Microsoft offers for Windows XP that does this function. That program did not work in Windows Vista, I guess they are integrating it into Windows 7. I just do not like how it looks like some program they threw a couple registry entries in the registry, dragged and dropped a program in system32 and said there's image burning support. Basically I am saying I thought they might make it have that special Microsoft touch, like maybe some integration into the operating system, perhaps Disk Management or something could have some integration of it, and maybe they could have added image mount support.

Otherthan that, Windows 7 seems to be the success, by the way, for you Windows 7 should've been Vista people, Windows 7 being Windows Vista would have been put down either way, wasting features they could've included in Windows 7, Windows Vista is the platform Windows 7 stands on, and Windows Vista is always going to be treat like crap. So get over it, Windows Vista is Windows 7, Windows 7 is Windows Vista. Why do I say that? Because I think that after service pack 2 is released for Windows Vista, Windows Vista will just be an earlier release of Windows NT 6 and Windows 7 will be a later release of Windows NT 6 (6.1), certain functionality will separate Windows 7 from Windows Vista, such as the superbar and upgraded Windows features, but otherthan that, the speed of the two will be the same, they will both share the same drivers and applications, and so on. Just to remind you, next release of Windows Server is Windows Server 2008 R2, thats exactly what NT6.1 is, the second coming of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

[crazlunatic]

I stumbled on this neat feature in the boot menu of Windows 7

"Repair Your Computer"

Makes life alot easier than, popping in the Windows DVD, booting from it, waiting for it to load all the pre-install stuff, then pressing the repair button etc.....

Very neat, how did you come upon this screen or how do you activate it?

[Nomad77]

You crash Win 7 and then try to load it back up...:p.

I haven't got it to actually fix my install though.

[Unknown_97784568745]

You crash Win 7 and then try to load it back up...:p.

Or just press F8 at the bootloader.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

I just do not like how it looks like some program they threw a couple registry entries in the registry, dragged and dropped a program in system32 and said there's image burning support. Basically I am saying I thought they might make it have that special Microsoft touch, like maybe some integration into the operating system, perhaps Disk Management or something could have some integration of it, and maybe they could have added image mount support.

I use it regularly, and I think it's great that I can just right-click on an ISO and burn it. It's also been extremely reliable for me, whereas some of the other free ISO burning tools have given me less consistent results. It is very simple, of course, but it works and that's what matters to me :)

[denilson3]

Is there a way to control what programs have their windows grouped in the super bar? I use pidgin for my IM client and I would like to have separate icons in the super bar for each conversation window that I have open. For other programs I like the default behavior of the super bar. Did I overlook something, or is this a feature planned for a future beta?

[George P Global Moderator]

Is there a way to control what programs have their windows grouped in the super bar? I use pidgin for my IM client and I would like to have separate icons in the super bar for each conversation window that I have open. For other programs I like the default behavior of the super bar. Did I overlook something, or is this a feature planned for a future beta?

I'm not sure if you can handle it per app, but that is definitely a good option to have. So far it looks like you can just turn it on for everything or off for everything.

[mujjuman]

looks cool and interesting (and useful) but i dont see how these features cant be implemented in Vista using SP2 or something.

[Circaflex]

I stumbled on this neat feature in the boot menu of Windows 7

"Repair Your Computer"

Makes life alot easier than, popping in the Windows DVD, booting from it, waiting for it to load all the pre-install stuff, then pressing the repair button etc.....

thats in vista also btw

[Guest xiphi]

thats in vista also btw

Not by default, it's not.

[bornslippy]

thats in vista also btw

I've never seen it in the Advanced Boot Menu in Vista. I've always had to boot the install disk to get the repair menu.

If you know how to get it in the advanced boot menu on vista please let me know how.

[jjrambo]

Why Microsoft decided to have Previews on Taskbar i find it useless? In my opinion those previews should pop up in the middle of screen by pressing middle mouse button. Scroll up and Scroll down will list them in Circle.

Having previews on taskbar just beats the purpose. Are they going to keep alt tab thing?

It seems that Microsoft is going to wrong design every time.

Virtual Desktop would be more useful then this.

[Denis W. Veteran]

Why Microsoft decided to have Previews on Taskbar i find it useless? In my opinion those previews should pop up in the middle of screen by pressing middle mouse button. Scroll up and Scroll down will list them in Circle.

Having previews on taskbar just beats the purpose. Are they going to keep alt tab thing?

It seems that Microsoft is going to wrong design every time.

Virtual Desktop would be more useful then this.

So how would a circle work if there's a lot of windows, say more than 12? Would all windows from all currently running apps be organized in a condensed circle full of tiny thumbnails? How could the user choose to see thumbnails for just an application and not all at the same time?

You're probably thinking of something along the lines of an elliptical 'weapon selection' or 'item selection' scheme used in games, say Crysis or Left 4 Dead's voice menus. Okay for controllers. No good for mice. Imagine the amount of mouse movements needed to nail down a particular thumbnail in the circle, or furiously scrolling the mouse wheel.

[sharp65]

Why Microsoft decided to have Previews on Taskbar i find it useless? In my opinion those previews should pop up in the middle of screen by pressing middle mouse button. Scroll up and Scroll down will list them in Circle.

Having previews on taskbar just beats the purpose. Are they going to keep alt tab thing?

It seems that Microsoft is going to wrong design every time.

Virtual Desktop would be more useful then this.

You may find it useless, but I'm sure plenty of other people don't. I don't see why they need to put it in the middle of the screen, that's why you have alt-tab. You can quickly cycle through and see whats open. I'm sure they've looked at different scenarios and designs, but this definitely works best. Middle clicking on a taskbar and getting a display in the middle isn't very intuitive.

[Examinus]

Why Microsoft decided to have Previews on Taskbar i find it useless? In my opinion those previews should pop up in the middle of screen by pressing middle mouse button. Scroll up and Scroll down will list them in Circle.

Having previews on taskbar just beats the purpose. Are they going to keep alt tab thing?

It seems that Microsoft is going to wrong design every time.

Virtual Desktop would be more useful then this.

What's the difference having them in the Taskbar rather than the middle of the screen, which happens anyway with Alt+Tab?

What do you think the purpose of the thumbnails is?

[Brandon Live Veteran]

Why Microsoft decided to have Previews on Taskbar i find it useless? In my opinion those previews should pop up in the middle of screen by pressing middle mouse button. Scroll up and Scroll down will list them in Circle.

Having previews on taskbar just beats the purpose. Are they going to keep alt tab thing?

It seems that Microsoft is going to wrong design every time.

Virtual Desktop would be more useful then this.

The taskbar thumbnails are something everybody can (and will) use. Virtual desktops would be used by basically nobody. And popping something up in the middle of the screen would create a lot of mouse travel, versus having the thumbnails pop up right next to the cursor when you hover on the app icon.

Further, while I love middle mouse button functionality, you can't count on it for everyday tasks since laptops don't even have one.

If you haven't used the new Windows 7 UI, I'd suggest you wait until you can before making up your mind about it. The new taskbar really is well thought out and facilities muscle-memory very, very well.

[SMELTN]

I love the preview feature. It was one of the great reasons to use a dock like Rocketdock. Having it built into windows is great.

[asmat]

we need aeropeek now :(

[Roger H. Veteran]

we need aeropeek now :(

Just hold your horses lil one. You shall get what you seek soon enough.

[Mercellus]

Virtual desktops would be used by basically nobody.

I beg to differ, there are many uses for virtual desktops, especially when users have a large workflow (and subsequently, a lot of windows opened) on computers with only one monitor; virtual desktops would allow you to move different workflows to different desktops for easier access (for example, you could have your web browser and e-mail programs open in one desktop, a development environment (Visual Studio for example) in another desktop, and Dreamweaver or Photoshop in a 3rd desktop), it would make things a lot cleaner in the long run.

[asmat]

Just hold your horses lil one. You shall get what you seek soon enough.

not soon enough :D

[denilson3]

I beg to differ, there are many uses for virtual desktops, especially when users have a large workflow (and subsequently, a lot of windows opened) on computers with only one monitor; virtual desktops would allow you to move different workflows to different desktops for easier access (for example, you could have your web browser and e-mail programs open in one desktop, a development environment (Visual Studio for example) in another desktop, and Dreamweaver or Photoshop in a 3rd desktop), it would make things a lot cleaner in the long run.

i agree but i think they are afraid of noobs switching desktops and wondering where everything went! they should bury the feature deep in the guts some where so its hard to activate. or make it a powertool that you have to download from windows live or something.